Falafel

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Servings: 20 Difficulty: Advanced
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Middle-Eastern-style savory and satisfying main that brings home-style flavor to your table
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Falafel

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Difficulty: Advanced
Servings: 20 Calories: 237.8

Description

This Middle-Eastern main features Cooked chickpeas ->OR<-, Lb4oz can garbanzo beans. The flavors come together beautifully. Great for weeknight dinners or when you want something satisfying for the whole family. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. drained and rinsed 1/3 c Water 1
  2. Slice whole wheat bread; -crusts removed 1 tb Unbleached white flour 1/2 ts Baking soda 3 Cloves chopped garlic 1 Egg, sl.
  3. beaten 2 tb Chopped parsley 3/4 ts Salt 1/4 ts Fresh ground black pepper 1/4 ts Ground cumin 1/2 ts Ground tumeric 1/4 ts Dried basil 1/4 ts Dried marjoram 1 tb Tahini ->OR<- Olive oil Cayenne pepper to taste Vegetable oil for deep
  4. fry Flour for coating 5 Whole wheat pita, halved 1/2 c Chopped onion 1 Tomato, peeled & diced 1 c Shredded lettuce 1) Grind the chickpeas through the coarse blade of a meat grinder or in the container of a food processor.
  5. Add the remaining ingredients, with the exception of the last 6 ingredients.
  6. Mix well.
  7. The mixture will be soft.
  8. Preheat the oven to 365F (185&# 194;°C) 4)
  9. Form the mixture into 1" balls,
  10. coat with the flour and
  11. fry , in a basket, four or five at a time, in the hot oil.
  12. The balls rise to the surface and are light brown when cooked.
  13. This takes about 2 minutes.
  14. Drain on paper towels.
  15. Serve in whole wheat pita halves with chopped onion, tomato, and shredded lettuce.
  16. From The New York Times New Natural Foods Cookbook

Nutrition Facts

Servings 20

Amount Per Serving
Calories 237.8kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 3.8g6%
Saturated Fat 0.6g3%
Cholesterol 0.0mg0%
Sodium 10.2mg1%
Total Carbohydrate 39.1g14%
Dietary Fiber 11.0g44%
Sugars 7.0g
Protein 12.9g26%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Keywords: baking, beans, blending, chickpeas, cooked, falafel, frying, garbanzo, lb4oz, main, middle-eastern, title, vegan, vegetarian
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